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quickly on either side. Watch for the birds and “jumpy” water. This is your alert that white bass are chasing shad close by. A new record largemouth bass weighing 13.8 pounds was caught in mid March. It is the first largemouth from Lake Waco to be accepted into the ShareLunker program. BANK ACCESS: Reynolds Creek Park Shoreline, largemouth bass, bream LOCATION: Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir HOTSPOT: Water Inlet GPS: N32 34.453, W96 57.972 BEST BAITS: buzzbait with translucent plastic yellow propeller; chartreuse/white spinnerbait CONTACT: Jimmy D. Moore, 254-7442104, rayado@earthlink.net TIPS: As the water heats up from the power plant, the area north of the water inlet will be the coolest in the lake. Largemouth bass constantly patrol this area. Work around, over, and in pockets in the hydrilla/grass beds. Work the reeds all the way out to the main lake point. Noisy baits and persistent casting will bring bass up. BANK ACCESS: Along the levee dam on south side of lake, park in old park just past levee and left to top of hill
East Texas Crank Bass LOCATION: Lake Palestine HOTSPOT: Kickapoo Creek GPS: N32 17.349, W95 29.923
SPECIES: largemouth bass BEST BAITS: crankbaits, spinnerbaits, tube jigs, jig-n-pig CONTACT: Ricky Vandergriff, 903-5302201, ricky@rickysguideservice.com TIPS: Work south on the main lake points and in the deeper creeks. Work the boat docks in the creeks with crankbaits and spinnerbaits. When brush is present under the docks, flip tube jigs and jig-n-pigs. LOCATION: Lake Palestine HOTSPOT: Hwy 155 Bridge GPS: N32 08.656, W95 28.447 SPECIES: crappie BEST BAITS: live minnows
CONTACT: Ricky Vandergriff, 903-5302201, ricky@rickysguideservice.com TIPS: Crappie will be good on minnows and jigs in around bridge abutments and pilings in 10 to 15 feet of water. Work all angles for best results. LOCATION: Gibbons Creek Reservoir HOTSPOT: Plum Creek Point GPS: N30 38.479, W96 03.117 SPECIES: catfish BEST BAITS: shad, crawfish CONTACT: Weldon Kirk, 979-229-3103, weldon-edna@hotmail.com TIPS: Plum Creek Point is just south of Plum Creek Flats. Summer months are good for chumming. If using stinkbaits, expect fish to be there sooner, even when using chum. Fish travel from creeks to and from the discharge area by this point. Tie to a tree or anchor away from the bank and fish toward the stumps, trees, shoreline. Use Carolina rig if wind is blowing. Use cork on a less windy day. LOCATION: Lake Somerville HOTSPOT: Snake Island Cove GPS: N30 18.917, W96 35.800 SPECIES: catfish BEST BAITS: shad, crawfish, stinkbait CONTACT: Weldon Kirk, 979-229-3103, weldon-edna@hotmail.com TIPS: June is prime time for chumming. Anchor within casting distance of the shoreline in this cove. Put out some chum toward the bank. Mainly fish toward the shoreline, but set one line out toward deeper water also. Tight-line with Carolina rig using a No. 2 Kahle hook for shad and crawfish. Fish punch bait with a No. 4 treble hook, Carolina rigged. This is also a good area for night fishing close to shoreline. BANK ACCESS: Rocky Creek Boat Ramp, largemouth bass, white bass, catfish Contact South Regional Fishing Editor Calixto Gonzales by email at hotspotssouth@fishgame.com Contact North Regional Fishing Editor JD Moore by email at hotspotsnorth@fishgame.com
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